MOVING FORWARD TOOLKIT

Climate change is the greatest health threat of our time, and in response, health professionals across the U.S. and around the world are stepping into leadership on climate solutions. Changes to our climate are already impacting communities. These changes reach us all, especially impacting the most vulnerable among us. This is why climate change is also called the greatest moral imperative of our time.

Health professionals have an important role as trusted messengers to engage their patients, peers, community, and policymakers on equitable climate solutions. Our latest guide, Moving Forward: A Guide for Health Professionals to Build Momentum on Climate Action, provides you with guidance and tools to reduce energy use, to build resilient clinics and health departments, and advocate for climate solutions that prioritize health and equity. Implement the tools and recommendations in this guide to become a part of the movement to heal the world and protect future generations.

Designed to be useful for experienced and novice climate change and health communicators alike, this guide synthesizes academic research and message testing on climate communications from across the social sciences into a practical guide to support the meaningful discussion of climate change and health with individuals and groups.

Created by ecoAmerica in collaboration with the American Psychological Association, this guide reviews the implications of a changing climate on personal and public health, and offers guidance for community leaders in preparing for and addressing climate impacts.

A series of timely and topical conversation starters, including a few positive talking points and some responses to key questions or criticisms. This guidance is grounded in ecoAmerica’s extensive research on climate communications, and our experience deploying it.

A guide to provide you with information and resources to reduce energy use, to build resilient houses of worship as refuges from a changing climate, and to encourage support for policies that better care for creation.